Zinn’s Critical History Zinn’s Critical History
Howard Zinn's writings remain essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the upheavals of the '60s
Feb 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Howard Zinn, 1922-2010 Howard Zinn, 1922-2010
Remembering the pragmatic radical.
Feb 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / The Editors
Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History Howard Zinn: The Historian Who Made History
Howard Zinn, who died in 2010 at the age of 87, did nothing less than rewrite the narrative of the United States.
Jan 28, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Video: Change Won’t Come Easy Video: Change Won’t Come Easy
Katrina vanden Heuvel urges Democrats to mobilize their base and stop making damaging compromises with the Right.
Jan 22, 2010 / GRITtv
Young Punk Rockers Revive Folk Songs for a New Generation Young Punk Rockers Revive Folk Songs for a New Generation
As part of America's progressive folk tradition, The Tillers demonstrate that the left has long been essential to the country's cultural fabric.
Jan 19, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Geoffrey Dobbins
Blueprint for Dems Blueprint for Dems
Democrats have tried to act "bipartisan" while Republicans got obstructionist, and the Dems are paying for it.
Jan 14, 2010 / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Change Won’t Come Easy Change Won’t Come Easy
Many progressives thought we had taken back America in 2008, but the work has just begun.
Jan 14, 2010 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage
Obama at One Obama at One
The Nation asked members of our community and beyond: looking back at Obama's first year in office, what was the high point, and what was your sharpest disappointment?
Jan 13, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors
Believers in Great Men Think Alike Believers in Great Men Think Alike
Disappointment is one thing American liberals can be certain of. Optimism is the real challenge.
Jan 13, 2010 / Column / Gary Younge
Lester ‘Red’ Rodney: 1911-2009 Lester ‘Red’ Rodney: 1911-2009
The "Press Box Red" was a top sports writer who led the first sustained campaign to integrate Major League Baseball.
Dec 27, 2009 / Dave Zirin